[Cialug] Apple datacenter in Waukee

Thu Aug 24 22:22:36 UTC 2017

One too many zeros. Apple is going to use 200 acres, not 2,000.  2,000 acres would be more than a mile wide by 3 miles long. 160 acres would be half a mile square.

Even so, if 80% of that is used for access roads, parking lots, green space, future expansion, etc. the 20% that's left would be 40 acres or a quarter mile square.  That would have a footprint of over 1.7 million square feet.  You could house quite a few servers and disk drives in that amount of space.  You could get quite a few solar panels on the roof of that building too.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Cialug [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Jarrod Igou
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 3:26 PM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Apple datacenter in Waukee

Last paragraph in the article linked above:

The Apple deal is strictly tax breaks, unlike a controversial deal for Foxconn currently being debated in Wisconsin <https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/wisconsin-lawmakers-vote-to-pay-foxconn-3-billion-to-get-new-factory/>.
That deal, which has not yet been approved by the legislature, promises Foxconn as much as $2.85 billion in cash payments from Wisconsin taxpayers in return for building a liquid-crystal display plant.

Iowa isn't paying Apple $200M to locate there. The state is missing out on a chunk of taxes that they'd get without those subsidies, but I'd guess the taxes they WILL get are more than 2,000 acres of farm land would generate.

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On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Justin Richeson <neomatrixjr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> If Waukee's bleeping broke...they can stop spending so much money on 
> building, building, building!!!! schools, pub works, etc.  I don't 
> think they're broke...they don't hold bond meetings for any of the 
> stuff they're always doing...either that or they just don't advertise 
> in hopes of keeping non-favorable votes away.
>
> On another note....why Apple.  All the other tech brands and it's got 
> to be the ONE I can't stand moving into my backyard practically. :(  
> Would move...but just bought our house a couple years ago and have too 
> much invested.
>
> #soNOTanCrappleFanboy
>
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 2:48 PM, Tim Champion <timchampion at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > re: .. we're bleeping broke
> >
> > When you compare us to our neighbor (Illinois), we're looking just fine.
> > http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/29/investing/illinois-budget-
> > crisis-downgrade/index.html
> >
> > Tim Champion
> > timchampion at gmail.com
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Jim Cole <jrcole at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > It doesnt make financial sense to me to give all of these 
> > > incentives to become the DC capital of the Midwest when we're bleeping broke.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 1:41 PM, Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Its kind of amazing.. .MS.. Apple.. FB...
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Theron Conrey 
> > > > <theron at conrey.org>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > It's going to be great! I'm looking forward to seeing how fast 
> > > > > they
> > get
> > > > off the ground here. From a local DC techies perspective, this 
> > > > can
> only
> > > be
> > > > good for the entire local Linux community. Can't wait to see how 
> > > > this shakes out.
> > > > >
> > > > > -theron
> > > > >
> > > > >> On Aug 23, 2017, at 11:08 PM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Well, I guess the future is looking bright for tech-monkeys.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 12:41 PM, Nicolai 
> > > > >> <nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org> wrote:
> > > > >>> Hey all,
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Apple's going to build a DC in Waukee:
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2017/
> > > > 08/23/apple-plans-to-build-data-center-waukee-iowa/593598001/
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